Spotted! 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible, Woodward Ave, MI
Posted: January 28, 2013 Filed under: Muscle, SPOTTED! | Tags: 1969, Detroit, GTO Judge, Michigan, Mind over motor, Muscle Car, Pontiac, spotted, Woodward Ave, Yellow 9 Comments »
I saw this open top GTO Judge this during my time in Michigan last summer. I was assured by the owner that it was a real one, which makes it one of just 108 built. Pretty awesome to see such a rare muscle car in person. It was in well used condition, but hey, at least she gets driven. Enjoy the pics.
Spotted! Camaro Trans Am, Woodward Ave MI
Posted: June 26, 2012 Filed under: Muscle, SPOTTED! | Tags: 2010, 2011, 2012, Ave, Camaro, Cheverolet, Chevy, conversion, Firebird, Mind, motor, Over, Pontiac, Rare, spotted, Street, Woodward Leave a comment »
This is one of the new gen Camaros that was converted into a modern Pontiac Firebird. To my understanding they are quite rare, only available as a custom order from shops that standardized the conversion. This is the first one I have ever seen, and this is what I could find about the car and its conversion. Enjoy.
-Nick
Test Driven: 2004 Pontiac GTO
Posted: May 18, 2012 Filed under: TEST DRIVEN, Used Gems | Tags: 5.7, Australia, Coupe, General Motors. Muscle Car Era, Gran Turismo Omologato, GTO, Holden, LS1, Mind over motor, Monaro, Personal Coupe, Pontiac, review, RWD, Silver, Test Driven, V8 Leave a comment »
The three letters “G-T-O” are legendary in automotive culture. They stand for “Gran Turismo Omologato”, an Italian phrase which means “Grand Touring Homologation”. Ferrari is the most famous manufacturer to use this phrase, as the famous 250GTO entered history as one of the most famous and sought-after Ferraris ever built. The other manufacturer to use this acronym heavily was General Motors during the same time period. From 1964 to 1974, Pontiac built its GTO, at first just an option package on the midsize Tempest, then later on a fully-fledged model. The GTO kicked off the muscle-car era, an era that went down as one of the most famous in American automotive history, but died in 1974 as a flabby memory of its former self, downgraded to an option on the Ventura (Pontiac’s Chevy Nova clone). But, in 2004, GM decided to bring back the name, 30 years later. They took the Holden Monaro, slapped a new front and rear end on it, moved the steering wheel, and gave it a few Pontiac badges. I took this used 2004 model to the streets to see if it was any good.
GM: Greatness is just a few good decisions away
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 3.6, 6.2, America, Australia, Caprice, Car, Charger, Chevrolet, Chevy, come, Commodore, Dodge, G8, General, GM, Holden, HSV, Impala, LSA, Maloo, Mind, motor, Motors, Muscle, new, Nick, Over, Pontiac, Supercharged, to, USA, Ute, V6, V8, Walker 3 Comments »
It's a Pontiac G8, but with a Chevy badge
Ever since Pontiac was killed off as a result of the financial crisis, GM has not had a proper American sedan to compete with the successful Dodge Charger. The Pontiac G8 had been in this segment, but it came out right as many people became wary of buying GM products, due to their economic uncertainty at the time. A replacement for it has not yet been seen, although there has been talk of it coming back as the Chevrolet Caprice. I think this would be a great seller now, if GM’s lineup were structured properly, because they have basically recovered at this point and have been doing great things. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: 2009 Pontiac G8 GT
Posted: March 7, 2012 Filed under: TEST DRIVEN, Used Gems | Tags: Fast, G8 GT, General Motors, Gray, GT, Mind over motor, NJ, Pontiac, Powerful, RWD, Sedan, Test Driven, V8 1 Comment »
Pontiac’s long history came to an end in 2009 amidst GM’s bankruptcy and Pontiac’s lack of distinction within the General Motors family. But, the announcement came at at time when Pontiac began to distance themselves from the GM marching order, and a few years before had started producing some models with some real “driving excitement”. The GTO, which was a bit of a market fluke, may not have looked the part of a muscle car, but certainly went like one. The Solstice, the General’s answer to the Miata, hit the streets in 2006, after a very positive reception on the auto show circuit. On the heels of the Dodge Charger (and the renaissance of the big RWD-V8 American sedan), Pontiac launched the G8 in 2008, right when I turned 18–and I kept going back to the local Pontiac dealership waiting for one to arrive.
Spotted! Sunday afternoon out, Lambertville NJ
Posted: January 8, 2012 Filed under: Classics, Exotics, Muscle, SPOTTED! | Tags: Am, Audi, Bentley, Cars, Classic, Exotic, GT, GT500, Hope, Lambertville, Mind, Mind over motor, motor, Muscle, new, NJ, Over, PA, Pontiac, R8, Shelby, spotted, spotting, Trans Leave a comment »
Original Shelby Mustang GT500
Went out to Lambertville, NJ for Sunday brunch with my family. It was 50 degrees outside in January, so I figured I’d bring my camera to catch any cool cars running around. The Lambertville/New Hope area always has some solid cars around, here’s what I saw today. Read the rest of this entry »
